Congo vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Congo
17,440 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
15,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
94th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019962023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 17,440 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 121 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1,025 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 526.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 498.33 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
1980s 6,879 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,208 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,671 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
1990s 12,601 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,169 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2000s 13,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,039 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2010s 15,208 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,266 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,942 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2020s 20,355 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,845 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,510 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Congo, at 17,440 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 15,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
1,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Congo ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-public-and-publicly-guaranteed-ppg-dod-current-us-per-square/congo-rep/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-public-and-publicly-guaranteed-ppg-dod-current-us-per-square/congo-rep/papua-new-guinea/">Congo vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,212 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.